tujuan

Tujuan is a word in Indonesian and Malay that primarily denotes a goal, aim, or destination. As a noun, it can refer to the endpoint of travel as well as the intended outcome of an action.

Two main senses are commonly distinguished: one refers to a destination or end point of movement, and the other to the purpose or objective of an action or plan. In practice, tujuan can describe where someone is going and why they are going there in a broader sense.

Etymology: The term originates in Malay and Indonesian. In both languages it carries the sense of reaching a point—whether that point is a physical location or an abstract aim.

Usage: In everyday language tujuan describes aims and destinations. Examples: "tujuan perjalanan" means travel destination; "tujuan hidup" means life’s purpose. In planning and analysis, phrases such as "menetapkan tujuan" (to set a goal), "tujuan penelitian" (research objective), and "tujuan program" (program objective) are common.

Grammar and collocations: Tujuan functions as a common noun and can be qualified with adjectives such as "tujuan utama" (main objective), "tujuan jangka pendek" (short-term goal), and "tujuan jangka panjang" (long-term goal). It may be used in sentences like "Tujuan kami adalah meningkatkan kualitas layanan" (Our goal is to improve service quality).

See also: maksud, sasaran, destinasi, tujuan hidup.